Post installation questions.

[Erik Bågfors]

On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 12:40:52 -0500, Gnd. <ulist at gs1.ubuntuforums.org> wrote:
> 
> First, id like to say that ubuntu looks really great, being based on
> debian with more up to date packages and a focus on 'it just works' is
> a definitely a good plan. I have been using linux for years, but have
> never stuck with one distribution for a daily use machine - Id really
> like to stick with ubuntu though. The problems have always been with
> the desktop setups, they work nicely until you need to change a
> configuration or install some bit of hard/software that the
> distribution didnt include. Once you have start setting things up by
> hand then you end up with a system that only works for you - if you
> want to upgrade things in the desktop/distribution then it becomes
> messy.
> So, some of the questions Im asking here I know how to solve linux
> generally, but I want to know how to solve them in ubuntu so that I am
> not left with a 'personalised' version that will not play happily when
> the next release is due. I also realise that these may be more to do
> with gnome than ubuntu, but i havent had much experience with gnome
> either :)
> 
> (the system i am using is a compaq m300 laptop - p3 600/320mb/ati
> rage/eepro100/dual boot with 2000 on fat32. Installation worked fine:
> sound, X, wired network, usb were all there on first boot)
> 
> 1. Mounting fat32 partitions. I know how to do this through /etc/fstab
> no problem,is this the only/best way to it in ubuntu?

What's wrong with /etc/fstab?

> 2. Power management. Im using a laptop,so I want suspend&resume,
> hibernate and speedstep to work nicely. I have no idea where to start
> on this

That can be quite tricky, try google.
 
> 4. Video playback. Totem seems to have an error with every video file I
> try - is it better to just bin it and go with mplayer?

try to install totem-xine and see if that works better. If you still
have problem, check the wiki on how to install aditional codecs.
 
> 5. Firefox. Im just getting used to it after using opera for ages - its
> a bit slow but not too bad at all. What is the clean way to upgrade to
> 1.0?

Wait til it's availiable in ubuntu (hoary most likely :)) 

/Erik